By: Robert Jones Almost immediately after Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation, rumors began to circulate to explain his sudden and unusual leave. Though he claimed old age and fatigue as his primary reasons, an anonymous source in an Italian newspaper argued…
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The Fried Chicken Frenzy: The Chicken Sandwich Wars and the Fast Food Industry
By: Anu Fawehinmi In 2019, with the intent of usurping Chick-fil-A from their fried chicken throne, Popeyes released their Crispy Chicken Sandwich. This bold declaration of war began the battle for market share turned marketing scheme affectionately known as the Chicken Sandwich Wars of the late 2010s. The battle even made its way to social media, with Chick-fil-A reacting to Popeyes’ recent menu addition and Popeyes responding in jest shortly afterward. Popeyes’ introduction of the Crispy Chicken Sandwich and their marketing campaign that followed revitalized the restaurant chain far beyond the expectations of the company, reestablishing it as a true…
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By: Andrew Jarnagin The events of the Arab Spring that culminated in the ousting of heads of state across the Middle East and North Africa must have raised the blood pressure of the region’s monarchs by more than a few points. Amazingly,…
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By: Alexander Sileo One of the most talked about social groups this past election cycle was the LGBT demographic. Marriage equality is finally polling around fifty percent nationally and four ballot issues on marriage equality were won in Maine, Maryland, Washington, and…
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By: Jacqueline Van De Velde The stories are familiar. The international affairs major working at Jittery Joes. The philosophy major waiting tables at Steak ‘n Shake. The chemistry major bagging groceries at Kroger. For recent graduates, the job market is bleak. Unemployment…
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By: Russell Dye Primary elections in Georgia are a tricky ordeal. In order to win a primary election with multiple challengers, a candidate must receive at least 50 percent of the vote. If no one candidate receives over 50 percent of the…
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By: Nick Eberhart “For the sake of our children and our future, we must do more to combat climate change.” -President Barack Obama, State of the Union, February 12, 2013 President Obama gave more attention to climate change during his 2013 Inaugural…
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By: Rachael Zipperer In his State of the Union Address last week, President Obama tackled the most important issues currently facing our nation and touched on innumerable points in the process. Somewhere between the deficit and Newtown, after the minimum wage but…
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By: Quinn Rogness Military evolution has brought the machine-gun, the aircraft carrier, the submarine, the nuclear-bomb, and now, the Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV), better known as the drone. The drone program allows the U.S. military to strike enemy combatants from the…
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By: Holly Boggs Throughout history, there often exists a territory that is split along a horizontal line, which divides its people into two distinct northern and southern identities. The one territory shares historical and cultural background, yet consists of two opposing peoples.…
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By: Uzma Chowdhury and Andrew Roberts Thirty-five dedicated students clad in red and black business formal gathered on the chilly, pitch-black morning of Thursday, Feb. 14, and piled onto a UGA bus. Their destination? “Dawgs at the Dome,” an event organized by…
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By: Greyson Clark Georgia is the worst of the worst, at least according to the Center for Public Integrity. Its project, State Integrity Investigation, puts Georgia in 50th place, making it the most likely state in which to find corruption. This is…
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By: Michael Ingram Eight uninhabited and desolate islands in the East China Sea are at the center of an intensifying dispute between the People’s Republic of China and Japan. To Japan (and to most of the world) they are known as the…
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